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=== LOW PITCH & HIGH PITCH === | === LOW PITCH & HIGH PITCH === | ||
- | Many historic instruments, | + | Many historic instruments, |
+ | Companies that commonly made Low & High pitch instrument include C. G. Conn and Buescher. \\ | ||
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Low pitch instruments match our current understanding of orchestral pitch and are pitched to A=439 or A=440. \\ | Low pitch instruments match our current understanding of orchestral pitch and are pitched to A=439 or A=440. \\ | ||
- | High pitch instruments are pitched | + | According to most academic sources the high pitch standard was set to A = 452.4 ((https:// |
+ | Many claim High pitch instruments are pitched | ||
+ | This would mean high pitched instruments play almost a semitone sharp, but are still significantly flat for that pitch. | ||
- | This is | ||
===NOTES=== | ===NOTES=== | ||
+ | This is a rather confusing setup and I have yet to find good concise information about what the two tunings were in an exact sense. \\ | ||
+ | Expect this to expand to an essay when I know more information | ||
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